Fore-edge painting is the art of painting scenes on the edges of books, and dates back over 1000 years. Legend has it, disappearing fore-edge paintings (where the scene is painted on fanned out pages, then hidden by gilding the sides of the book when the pages are closed) originated when Read more…
If you have ever taken a biology class (and even if you haven’t!) chances are, you’ve seen some of David Goodsell’s illustrations. But glancing at them in a textbook, it’s easy to dismiss these drawings as scientific representations, or hardly art at all. Even David Goodsell himself claims that his Read more…
If I asked you to imagine a reflection, you would probably think of something shiny: a mirror, a pool of water, a pane of glass, or a shiny spoon. But what if I told you that you could also see your reflection in a panel of wood, a layer of Read more…
Collaging is inherently complex: arranging dozens of elements in a way that is visually pleasing, conveys meaning, and creates a whole that is better than its elements is difficult, to say the least. Our dada collages take this one step further by creating a moving collection. However, while elements in Read more…
Ever since I learned how to do some traditional chinese paper cutting while spending a middle school summer in China, I’ve been fascinated by the art of paper cut. In a sense, it’s one of the most limited media in art: you have only paper and scissors as your tools. Read more…